A true story of friendship, cocaine and South America's strangest jail.
Rusty Young was backpacking in South America when he heard about Thomas McFadden, a convicted English drug trafficker who ran tours inside Bolivia's notorious San Pedro prison. Intrigued, the twenty-something Australian law graduate travelled to La Paz and joined one of Thomas's illegal tours. What followed took both men by surprise: they formed a strong and instant friendship and then became partners in an attempt to record Thomas's experiences in the jail. Rusty bribed the guards to allow him to stay and for the next three months he lived inside the prison, sharing a cell with Thomas and recording one of the strangest and most compelling prison stories of all time.
Sometimes shocking, sometimes funny, Marching Powder is an always riveting story of survival.
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"A crazy, almost unbelievable account of cooruption and injustice told in a "honest" way. Found this book particularly interesting having visited San Pedro Prison myself in 2008. A really fast read that's hard to put down. " — Cara (4 out of 5 stars)
"A crazy, almost unbelievable account of cooruption and injustice told in a "honest" way. Found this book particularly interesting having visited San Pedro Prison myself in 2008. A really fast read that's hard to put down. "
" Never understood the big deal about this book "
" Entertaining. Worth a read if you want an interesting non-fiction story. "
" I enjoyed this book and found it hard to put down. I must admit I did have a hard time believing some of what was written. But overall a good read. "
" Amazing true story of what REALLY happens inside the notorious prison of San Pedro in Bolivia... "
" A straightforward yet thouroughly engaging read. Funnily enough the first book I've read in which I knew all the words! "
" Great book. Gave scary insight into South American jail system. "
" Easy read... Sometimes unbelievable but very interesting! "
" a must read for anyone going to South America "
" Good insight into the corruptness I experienced in Bolivia. "
" Wow, insane story. A must read. The most bizarre prison in the world. "
" Wow, pretty unreal. Fast read and crazy story. Would reccommend this to others. "
" Yeah good, I read it some years back now... "
" Having spent some time in South America and heard the stories of the prison and the tours, I wanted to read this. Shocking, enlightening and a very interesting subject, but ultimately just not very well written. "
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